Alzheimer's

(CNN)As the aging population of the United States grows, a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that from 2014 to 2060, there will be a 178% increase in the number of Americans who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
That means the US burden is expected to more than...

Aluminum is a known neurotoxin, and according to Professor Christopher Exley of Keele University, aluminum-containing products are likely fueling the rise in Alzheimer’s disease.1 In an article published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology,2 he writes:
“We are all accumulating a known neurotoxin in our brain from our conception to our death. The presence of aluminium in the...

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with a build-up of plaques in the brain called amyloid beta. These plaques are thought to lead to a loss of neurons, which then causes the classic symptoms of the disease—including memory loss. Most Alzheimer’s drugs have been developed to either stop these plaques from forming or to help remove them.
Until recently,...

NEW YORK (September 26, 2018)—Upon the passage of the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Healthy and Human Services (HHS) budget with an additional $425 million designated for Alzheimer’s disease research—bringing the federal funding to fight Alzheimer’s to a total of $2.34 billion—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) issued the following statement from Charles J. Fuschillo,...

Each year thousands of people across the world are struck down with Alzheimer’s, the terrible disease that steals memories and causes significant behavioural changes.
Over the years medications have been created, claiming to ease symptoms of the disease and give patients the ability to hold onto their lives for a little longer.
Now, an exciting breakthrough...

TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise might delay a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that 2.5 hours of walking or other physical activity a week thwarted mental decline tied to autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD). This is an inherited form of disease that leads...

THE SHARE OF AMERICANS with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is expected to more than double by 2060 as people increasingly survive into older adulthood, according to a studyfrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
County to Track Dementia, Autism ‘Wanderers’
An estimated 5 million older adults had Alzheimer’s or a related dementia in 2014, and by...

Instant noodles are a popular go-to lunch or dinner for those who are strapped for time (or cash), like college students. While you probably don’t consider them a health food, you may think they’re not that bad, or, at least, not as bad as eating a burger and fries or a fast-food burrito.
In a first-of-its-kind experiment,...

Diagnostic tests. Clinical trials. A vaccine. For World Alzheimer's Month, we sat down with scientists at Janssen Research & Development to learn how their work has the potential to alter the future of how we detect and treat the disease.
By Jane BianchiNovember 13, 2017
Every 66 seconds. That's the alarming rate at which someone in the...

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Story highlights
Eighteen-month results for a new Alzheimer's drug show promise
BAN2401 removed plaque and improved cognition better than a placebo
Other drug trials have failed, so caution is needed, scientists say
(CNN)After a series of prominent failures, there's reason to be hopeful in the search for a drug to slow...